Interactive computer game system and method for playing a plurality of sequential games

ABSTRACT

A method is provided for playing an interactive computerized game, the game including multiple rounds. The method includes the steps of providing a first set of game input having at least one element of a predetermined type, playing a first round of the game including the steps of processing at least the first set of game input in accordance with a first set of game rules, and generating a set of first round output having elements of the predetermined type, providing at least a portion of the elements of the predetermined type of the set of first round output as a second set of game input to a second round of the game, and playing the second round including the step of processing at least the second set of game input in accordance with a second set of game rules. In a preferred embodiment, the game rounds include at least video adaptations of keno, poker, and high-low. The game rounds are played sequentially where a final player hand of at least one card game round is used as a beginning player hand of the following card game round. Each of the plurality of game rounds uses at least one standard 52 card deck or a variation thereof, such as the inclusion of at least one joker or wild card. The game is preferably implemented as a casino-type video game system where the system is configured for receiving and awarding money.

PRIORITY

[0001] This application claims priority to a United States ProvisionalApplication filed on Apr. 22, 2002 and assigned U.S. ProvisionalApplication Serial No. 60/374,362, the contents of which areincorporated herein by reference.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0002] The present invention relates generally to interactive computergame systems and more specifically to an interactive computer gamesystem for playing a plurality of sequential interactive computer gameswhere each interactive computer game uses at least one standard 52 carddeck or a variation thereof.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0003] Interactive computer game systems for playing a video card gameusing at least one standard 52 card deck or a variation thereof arepopular at traditional casinos. These video card game systems generallyinclude a graphical user interface and a player console for interactingwith the graphical user interface for playing a video adaptation oftraditional card games, such as keno, poker, solitaire, high-low, etc.The video card game systems tabulate the player's points which are thencorrelated with monetary winnings. The monetary winnings are awarded tothe player after the player so directs via the player console, e.g., bypushing a button marked “CASH OUT” or upon the occurrence of apredetermined condition.

[0004] Video card games are also generally adapted for being played on acomputer system, such as a personal computer or a PDA. In this case, avideo card game is stored as a set of programmable instructions on acomputer-readable medium, such as a CD, or within a memory of thecomputer system. The set of programmable instructions is capable ofbeing executed by at least one processor of the computer system forenabling a player to play the video card game using the computer system.

[0005] Video card games can also be played via the Internet, where aplayer connects to a remote server via a web browser and providescommands to the remote server for enabling the player to play a videocard game stored therein. The remote server typically stores theplayer's points for awarding the player prizes, money, etc.

[0006] To keep players interested and to make them feel more challenged,game makers are always designing new video card game systems and newvideo card games capable of being loaded on a computer system or beingplayed via the Internet.

SUMMARY

[0007] It is an aspect of the present invention to provide a novelinteractive computer game enabling a player to play a plurality ofinteractive computer game rounds.

[0008] It is also an aspect of the present invention to provide aplurality of interactive computer game rounds where each interactivecomputer game round uses at least one standard 52 card deck and theplurality of interactive computer game rounds are played sequentially.

[0009] Further, it is an aspect of the present invention to provide aninteractive computer game system for playing a plurality of interactivecomputer game rounds.

[0010] Further still, it is an aspect of the present invention toprovide a video card game system for playing a plurality of video cardgame rounds where each video card game round uses at least one standard52 card deck and the plurality of video card game rounds are playedsequentially.

[0011] Finally, it is an aspect of the present invention to provide aset of programmable instructions capable of being stored within a memoryof a computer system, a remote server accessible via the Internet, or ona computer-readable medium and configured for execution by at least oneprocessor for enabling a player to play a plurality of interactivecomputer game rounds.

[0012] The present invention provides a method for playing at least onegame including multiple rounds. The method includes the steps ofproviding a first set of game input having at least one element of apredetermined type, playing a first round of the game including thesteps of processing at least the first set of game input in accordancewith a first set of game rules, and generating a set of first roundoutput having elements of the predetermined type, providing at least aportion of the elements of the predetermined type of the set of firstround output as a second set of game input to a second round of thegame, and playing the second round including the step of processing atleast the second set of game input in accordance with a second set ofgame rules. In a preferred embodiment, the game rounds include at leastvideo adaptations of card games including keno, poker, and high-low. Thegame rounds are played sequentially where a final player hand of atleast one card game round is used as a beginning player hand of thefollowing card game round. Each of the plurality of game rounds uses atleast one standard 52 card deck or a variation thereof, such as theinclusion of at least one joker or wild card.

[0013] The game is preferably implemented as a casino-type video gamesystem where the system is configured for receiving and awarding money.The present invention also provides the game being implemented as astand-alone computer system, i.e., video card game system, or as a setof programmable instructions configured for being executed by a computersystem, such as a personal computer or PDA, or a remote serveraccessible via the Internet. The set of programmable instructions can bestored within a memory of the computer system, a memory of the remoteserver, or on a computer-readable medium, such as a CD or a 3.5″diskette.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

[0014]FIG. 1 is an illustration of an opening screen view of the videogame according to the present invention;

[0015]FIGS. 2a-b are illustrations showing operational screen views of afirst example of the video card game according to the present invention;

[0016]FIGS. 3a-h are illustrations showing operational screen views of asecond example of the video card game according to the presentinvention;

[0017]FIGS. 4a-j are illustrations showing operational screen views of athird example of the video card game according to the present invention;and

[0018]FIG. 5 is a perspective view of an interactive computer gamesystem for playing the video card game according to the presentinvention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0019] The present invention provides an interactive computerized gamesystem and a method for playing a game which includes a plurality ofgame rounds. The game rounds preferably include at least videoadaptations of card games including keno, poker, and high-low and theobject of the video card game is to get the highest scores possible inthe keno round, the poker round, and the bonus round, i.e., the high-lowround. The rounds are played sequentially where a final player hand ofat least one card game round is used as a beginning player hand of thefollowing card game round. Each of the plurality of video card gamerounds uses at least one standard 52 card deck or a variation thereof,such as the inclusion of at least one joker or wild card.

[0020] The interactive computerized game may be adapted forinteractivity with a user via means other than or in combination with avideo display. For example, data may be output to the user via sensorymeans such as audio means such as speakers or headphones, tactile means,or a combination thereof. User input may be entered via input means suchas a keyboard, mouse, joystick, microphone, etc., or a combinationthereof.

[0021] The interactive computerized game may include rounds which areadaptations of games other than card games, such as dice, etc. An outputfrom playing of one round is a set of elements of a predetermined typewhich is provided to a following round as input for playing thefollowing round. The rounds may be card games other than poker, keno andhi-low, provided that the final player hand of one round is provided asa beginning player hand for a following round. Furthermore, the game maybe a non-computerized game played with manipulatives.

[0022] Preferably, the number of set elements of the output by one gameand provided as input to the following game may vary. Furthermore, thefinal round is awarded as a bonus round, provided that a predeterminedcondition is met, where the predetermined condition is preferablyattainment of at least a predetermined score. The bonus game includes aseries of rounds, where play of the series of rounds is terminated uponoccurrence of a predetermined event, preferably losing the last roundplayed or not meeting predetermined criteria in the last round played.Additional rounds may be awarded after termination, in accordance with aportion of results obtained through play of a previous game. The portionof results is preferably a set of elements of a type different than theset of element of the predetermined type.

[0023] A detailed description is first provided of a preferredembodiment of the interactive computer game exemplified as a video cardgame having a series of video card game rounds followed by detaileddescriptions of exemplary play of the video card game. The followingdetailed description describes the video card game as being implementedas a set of programmable instructions configured for being executed by acomputer system, such as a personal computer or PDA, or a remote serveraccessible via the Internet. The set of programmable instructions can bestored within a memory of the computer system, a memory of the remoteserver, or on a computer-readable medium, such as a CD or a 3.5″diskette.

[0024] When a player accesses the video card game, if the player is aregistered player, the player is greeted with an introductory gamebanner, which may include an advertisement and/or a message to theplayer. Following the introductory game banner, the player is providedwith an opening screen of the video card game. If the player is not aregistered player, the player is provided with a registration screen.Upon successfully registering, the player is then greeted with theintroductory game banner, which is then followed by the opening screen.

[0025]FIG. 1 illustrates a view of the opening screen designatedgenerally by reference numeral 100. The opening screen 100 (and everyscreen thereafter) includes four soft buttons, RESTART 102 forrestarting the video card game, QUIT 104 for quitting the video cardgame, RULES 106 for being provided with a set of rules for the videocard game, and HELP 108 for being provided with a page or pop-up windowcontaining helpful information on how to proceed or what to do next withrespect to the video card game.

[0026] The opening screen 100 (and every screen thereafter) furtherincludes a score table 110 indicating the score for each video card gameround, i.e., the keno round, the poker round, and the bonus round. Thescore table 110 further indicates the combined total score of the kenoround and the poker round. The opening screen 100 (and every screenthereafter) further includes a player's score table 112 indicating thetotal combined score for the player for all the rounds played of eachvideo card game.

[0027] The opening screen 100 (and each screen thereafter depending onwhich round is being played) further includes a pay table 114 forindicating the number of points with respect to the number of cardsmatched in the keno round, for indicating the number of points withrespect to the highest poker hand created in the poker round, and forindicating to select “HI” or “LO” to guess if the next card will behigher or lower in the bonus round.

[0028] The pay table 114 in the bonus round further indicates that theplayer's score will be doubled with each correct guess, and that theplayer will lose everything with an incorrect guess if the player doesnot have a bail token. The pay table 114 in the bonus round alsoindicates that the player may “cash out” at any time to quit. After thebonus round, the pay table 114 indicates the message “GAME OVER”.

[0029] The opening screen 100 (and every screen thereafter) furtherincludes a welcome/round indicator display 115 for displaying themessage “Welcome to Kenoka” when the video card game begins and forindicating the round currently being played during play of the videocard game. The opening screen 100 (and every screen thereafter) furtherincludes a round indicator 117 positioned on the left side of the paytable 114 for indicating the round currently being played byhighlighting either “keno”, “poker”, or “bonus”.

[0030] The opening screen 100 (and every screen thereafter) furtherincludes a dealer table 116, a player table 118, a keno deck 120, aplayer deck 122, a bail token counter 124, and a game play messagewindow 126.

[0031] Keno Round

[0032] In the keno round, a first set of game input is provided,including first and second sets of elements. The player table 118 isused for dealing the first set of elements, such as ten cards, from theplayer deck 122 to the player face up. A subset of the first set ofelements, such as four of the ten cards dealt to the player, arerandomly associated with, contain or conceal hidden bail tokens, wherethe bail tokens are included in the second set of elements. Once theplayer is dealt the ten cards, twenty cards are dealt from the keno deck120 one-at-a-time to the dealer table 116 face up.

[0033] As each card is dealt from the keno deck 120, if a card appearsin the player table 118, then that card in the player table 118 “slides”up to indicate that it has been matched with a card in the dealer table116. The card in the dealer table 116 would then appear highlighted orshaded to indicate that is has been matched with a card in the playertable 118. If the matched card in the player table 118 “slides” up toreveal a bail token, then the revealed bail token, i.e., an intermediateresult during play of the keno round, is credited to the bail tokencounter 124.

[0034] During the deal from the keno deck 120, a joker may appear. If ajoker is dealt, a message appears in the game play message window 126.The message states, “Please choose which card in your hand you want thejoker to represent.” The player then selects a card in the player table118 that has not yet been matched with a card in the dealer table 116which the player wishes the joker to represent. Whatever card is chosenby the player, that card is electronically removed from the keno deck120 so it is not dealt to the dealer table 116.

[0035] As cards in the player table 118 are matched with cards in thedealer table 116, a message in the game play message window 126 states,“You have [number] of matches.” The number is updated as more matchesare made. Once all twenty cards have been dealt into the dealer table116 or ten matches have been made in the player table 118, the kenoround is over.

[0036] As each match is made during the keno round, the match count andtotal keno score increase accordingly. Also, as each match is madeduring the keno round, the appropriate area of the pay table 114 ishighlighted. For example, if 1-3 cards are matched, the area of the paytable 114 indicating “1-3 cards” is highlighted, and if one more card ismatched, the area indicating “4 cards” is highlighted. Output of thefirst round is generated as the matched cards, and the output of thefirst found is provided as a second set of game input for playing thenext round of the game.

[0037] After the keno round, the total keno round score is indicated inthe score table 110. Table 1 indicates the number of points correlatingto the number of cards matched during the keno round in accordance withthe set of scoring rules provided by pay table 114. The informationindicated by Table 1 is displayed by the pay table 114 during the kenoround: TABLE 1 Scoring during the keno round. Cards Matched Total Points0 5,000 1-3 0 4 1,000 5 2,000 6 3,000 7 5,000 8 7,000 9 10,000 10 100,000

[0038] Poker Round

[0039] At the completion of the keno round, the poker round is playedusing the second set of game input, i.e., cards which were matchedduring the keno round, as the player's starting poker hand. These cardsare continued to be displayed by the player table 118 portion of thescreen. Prior to determining the highest poker hand represented by theplayer's starting poker hand, the player is given the opportunity todiscard any cards in the player's starting poker hand if the player hasaccumulated enough points (at least 1,000 points) during the keno roundby making zero matches or at least four matches.

[0040] If these two conditions are not met, the player is not given theopportunity to discard any cards in the player's starting poker hand andthe player's starting poker hand is used to determine the number ofpoints earned during the poker round by using Table 2.

[0041] Each card which the player opts to discard costs the player 500points. This is made known to the player by a message displayed by thegame play message window 126. The message states, “You currently have[number] keno points, you can discard up to [number] cards.” A maximumof three cards can be selected and discarded by the player. If too manycards are selected by the player for being discarded, the game playmessage window 126 displays the message “You can only replace [number]cards.”

[0042] After the player selects the cards in the player's starting pokerhand he wishes to discard, the selected cards are flipped face down. Theselected cards are then replaced by new cards face up from the playerdeck 122.

[0043] Once the selected cards are discarded and replaced by new cards,the video card game then determines the highest poker hand representedby the player's final poker hand as indicated by Table 2. The highestdetermined poker hand is indicated to the player by a message displayedby the game play message window 126. The message states, “Your bestpoker hand is [poker hand].” The information indicated by Table 2 isdisplayed by the pay table 114, i.e. scoring rules for the poker round,during the poker round. The highest determined poker hand is indicatedby highlighting the appropriate area of the pay table 114: TABLE 2Scoring during the poker round. Poker Hand Total Points 1 Pair 500 2Pair 1000 3 of a Kind 1500 Straight 2000 Flush 2,500 Full House 3,000 4of a Kind 5,000 Straight Flush 10,000 Royal Flush 25,000

[0044] It is noted that in the event that less than five cards werematched, only two poker hands that use less than five cards can becounted, i.e., a pair, two pair, three of a kind, and four of a kind.The player's poker round score is displayed by the score table 110.Also, the player's keno round score and poker round score are added andthe sum is indicated by the score table 1190. If the player has anyaccumulated points after the poker round, the bonus round is initiated.If the player does not have any accumulated points after the pokerround, the video card game is over.

[0045] Bonus Round

[0046] Prior to starting the bonus round, the dealer table 116 and theplayer table 118 are cleared and replaced with five randomly drawn bonusround game cards 128 a-e from a standard 52 card deck, with the firstbonus round game card 128 a being face up and the other four bonus roundgame cards 128 b-e being face down, and bonus round high and low buttons130 a-b, respectively. A score window 132 is included adjacent the lowbutton 130 b and a “CASH OUT” button 134 for indicating the score valueof the succeeding bonus round game card 128.

[0047] Also, as indicated above, the pay table 114 during the bonusround indicates that the player's score will be doubled with eachcorrect guess, and that the player will lose everything with anincorrect guess if the player does not have a bail token. The pay table114 in the bonus round also indicates that the player may “cash out” atany time to quit.

[0048] The high button 130 a is used to indicate that the next bonusround game card 128 will be higher than the previous bonus round gamecard 128. The low button 130 b is used to indicate that the next bonusround game card 128 will be lower than the previous bonus round gamecard 128. The “CASH OUT” button 134 can be used by the player at anytime during the bonus round to quit the current game and record whateveramount of points the player has earned up to that point.

[0049] During the bonus round, the ace is the highest ranking card andthe two is the lowest ranking card. If the player guesses that the nextcard will be higher than the previous card, the player clicks on thehigh button 130 a. If the player guesses that the next card will belower than the previous card, the player clicks on the low button 130 b.If the player is correct, the player's total score as indicated by thescore table 110 is doubled and the player can continue to guess on theremaining face down bonus round game cards 128. Also, a message isdisplayed on the game play message window 126 stating, “Congratulations,you have doubled your points.”

[0050] If the player is incorrect and does not have any bail tokens, theplayer loses all of his accumulated points and the game is over. Amessage is displayed on the game play message window 126 stating,“Incorrect—Please play another game.”

[0051] However, if the player is incorrect and does have at least onebail token obtained during play of the keno round, a message isdisplayed on the game play message window 126 stating, “Incorrect, butyou have a Bail Token! Continue to Play.” Also, the player does not loseany points.

[0052] If the player has a push during the bonus round, a message isdisplayed by the game play message window 126 stating, “PUSH! Click Hi,Lo or Cash Out to continue.”

[0053] At any point during the bonus round, the player can exit thebonus round by clicking the “CASH OUT” button 134. This allows theplayer to keep all of his points accumulated up to that point with nopenalty. A message is displayed by the game play message window 126stating, “CASH OUT—You have earned [number] points!!” The player cannotchange his mind once the “CASH OUT” button 134 is clicked.

[0054] If the “CASH OUT” button 134 is not clicked, the bonus roundcontinues by the player selecting either the high or low buttons 130until there are no more bonus round game cards 128 face down, or theplayer makes an incorrect guess and has no bail tokens or decides not touse a bail token. Once the last bonus round game card 128 e is revealed,the bonus round and the video card game are over. A bail token cannot beused for an incorrect guess on the last bonus round game card 128 e. Anincorrect guess on the last bonus round game card 128 e results in ascore of zero points for the player.

[0055] At the conclusion of the bonus round, the pay table 114 indicatesthe message “GAME OVER” and the score table 110 indicates the player'sfinal score. The player's score table 112 indicates the sum of theplayer's final score and the player's final scores of any precedinggames. The player's final score is also indicated by the game playmessage window 126. The message displayed by game play message window126 is “Congratulations, your final score is: [number].”

[0056] The game play message window 126 then asks if the player wants toquit or play again. If the player elects to play again, the openingscreen 100 is displayed and the video card game starts from thebeginning, i.e., the keno round.

[0057]FIGS. 2a-b are illustrations showing operational screen views of afirst example of the video card game according to the present invention.FIGS. 3a-h are illustrations showing operational screen views of asecond example of the video card game according to the presentinvention. FIGS. 4a-j are illustrations showing operational screen viewsof a third example of the video card game according to the presentinvention. It is noted that even though it is not apparent from thefigures, the cards dealt during the keno round to the player table 118from the player deck 122 are dealt face up.

[0058] With reference to FIG. 5, there is shown the interactive computergame of the present invention implemented as a stand-alone computersystem, i.e., a casino-type video card game system, designated generallyby reference numeral 500. The video card game system 500 includes agraphical user interface 502 displaying the various screen shots, suchas the exemplary screen shots illustrated by FIGS. 1-4 j, a playerconsole 504 for interacting with the graphical user interface 502, and alight/sound alarm 503 for sounding sounds and providing flashes of lightduring play. The player can also interact with the graphical userinterface 502 via a touch screen display 506 as known in the art. Theplayer console. 504 includes a plurality of buttons 508, includingbuttons for selecting cards in the player hand field, i.e., which cardto have the joker represent during the keno round and which card(s) todiscard during the poker round, for selecting between high and low, forcontinuing to the succeeding video card game round, for dealing cards tostart the keno round, for using a bail token, and a “CASH OUT” button.

[0059] The system 500 also includes a coin slot 510 for accepting coinsand a payout bin 512 for awarding coins to the player. The amount ofcoins awarded is determined according to the number of points earned bythe player either during a single play of the video card game ormultiple plays of the video card game (i.e., progressive jackpot) asshown by the score table 110 and the player's score table 112,respectively.

[0060] What has been described herein is merely illustrative of theprinciples of the present invention. For example, the video card gamedescribed above and implemented as the best mode for operating thepresent invention are for illustration purposes only. Other arrangementsand methods may be implemented by those skilled in the art withoutdeparting from the scope and spirit of this invention.

In the claims:
 1. A method for playing at least one game comprising thesteps of: providing a first set of game input having at least oneelement of a predetermined type; playing a first round of the gameincluding the steps of: processing at least the first set of game inputin accordance with a first set of game rules; and generating a set offirst round output having elements of the predetermined type; providingat least a portion of the elements of the predetermined type of the setof first round output as a second set of game input to a second round ofthe game; and playing the second round including the step of processingat least the second set of game input in accordance with a second set ofgame rules.
 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the at least onegame is played over a network.
 3. The method according to claim 1,wherein the first set of game input includes a predetermined number ofelements, and a number of the elements of the set of first round outputis variable.
 4. The method according to claim 1, further including thesteps of: generating a first score for the first round in accordancewith at least the set of first round output and a first set of scoringrules; and generating a second score for the second round in accordancewith at least the results of the second round and a second set ofscoring rules.
 5. The method according to claim 4, further including thestep of providing a third round of the game if the first score plus thesecond score meets a predetermined condition.
 6. The method according toclaim 5, wherein a portion of results of the processing in accordancewith the first set of game rules is included in a third set of gameinput provided for the third round, and wherein the method furtherincludes the step of playing the third round including the step ofprocessing at least the third set of game input in accordance with athird set of game rules.
 7. The method according to claim 6, wherein thefirst set of game input includes first and second sets of elementshaving first and second types, respectively; wherein elements of thesecond set of elements are randomly associated with respective elementsof the first set; wherein the step of processing at least the first setof game input includes the step of processing at least the first set ofelements in accordance with the first set of game rules; wherein thestep of generating a set of first round output includes the step ofgenerating a first set of first round output elements including a subsetof the first set of elements in accordance with results of processing atleast the first set of elements; wherein the step of playing the firstround further includes the step of generating a second set of firstround output elements including elements of the second set of elementsassociated with elements of the subset of the first set of elements;wherein the first set of first round output is the second set of gameinput; and wherein the second set of first round output is included inthe third set of game input.
 8. The method according to claim 5, whereinthe third round includes a plurality of subrounds, the method furtherincluding the steps of: playing each subround including the steps of:providing another set of game input; and processing at least the anotherset of game input in accordance with a third set of game rules; andterminating the third round if results of processing at least theanother set of game input meets a predetermined condition.
 9. The methodaccording to claim 8, further including the step of providing an extrasubround when termination occurs prior to playing all of the subroundsof the plurality of subrounds and play of the first round includedoccurrence of a predetermined event.
 10. The method according to claim1, wherein the first round is keno, and the first set of game rules arekeno game rules; and wherein the second round is poker and the secondset of game rules are poker rules.
 11. The method according to claim 5,wherein the third round includes at least one hi-lo subround.
 12. Themethod according to claim 1, wherein the playing the second round stepfurther includes, prior to the step of processing at least the secondset of game input, the steps of: discarding up to a predetermined numberof elements of the second set of game input; and replacing the discardedelements with new elements; wherein the steps of discarding andreplacing are performed if a predetermined condition is met during thesecond round.
 12. The method according to claim 1, wherein the secondset of game input is provided as a second set of game input to thesecond round if a predetermined condition is met at the end of the firstround; and the step of generating a set of first round output includesthe step of generating the set of first round output in accordance withresults of the step of processing at least the first set of game input.13. A gaming device for playing a game having multiple sequentialrounds, the gaming device comprising a processor configured to enablegame play, the processor comprising: means for providing a first set ofgame input having at least one element of a predetermined type; meansfor playing a first round of the game including: means for processing atleast the first set of game input in accordance with a first set of gamerules; and means for generating a set of first round output havingelements of the predetermined type; means for providing at least aportion of the elements of the predetermined type of the set of firstround output as a second set of game input to a second round; and meansfor playing the second round including the means for processing at leastthe second set of game input in accordance with a second set of gamerules.
 14. A computer-readable medium storing a set of programmableinstructions configured for execution by at least one processor forproviding a player an opportunity to play a plurality of sequentialinteractive computerized game rounds, the computer code comprising:means for providing a first set of game input having at least oneelement of a predetermined type; means for playing a first round of thegame including: means for processing at least the first set of gameinput in accordance with a first set of game rules; and means forgenerating a set of first round output having elements of thepredetermined type; means for providing at least a portion of theelements of the predetermined type of the set of first round output as asecond set of game input to a second round of the game; and means forplaying the second round including the means for processing at least thesecond set of game input in accordance with a second set of game rules.15. A video gaming device for playing a video card game having multiplerounds, the gaming device comprising: a processor configured to enablegame play, the processor comprising: means for providing a first set ofplayer playing cards; means for providing a set of dealer playing cards;means for playing a keno round of the game including: means forprocessing at least the first set of player playing cards and the set ofdealer playing cards in accordance with a set of keno game rules; andmeans for generating a second set of player playing cards in accordancewith results of the processing at least the first set of player playingcards step; and means for playing a poker round of the game includingmeans for processing at least the second set of player playing cards inaccordance with a set of poker rules.
 16. The video gaming deviceaccording to claim 15, wherein the second set of player playing cardsincludes cards of the first set of playing cards that match cards of theset of dealer playing cards.
 17. The video gaming device according toclaim 16, further including means for generating a score in accordancewith at least one of results of the keno round and the poker round;means for playing at least one bonus round of the game when the scoremeets a predetermined condition.
 18. The video gaming device accordingto claim 17, further including: means for providing at least one tokenassociated with a respective card of the first set of player playingcards; and means for awarding an extra bonus round when a card of thefirst set of player playing cards that matches a card of the set ofdealer playing cards has an associated token.
 19. The video gamingdevice according to claim 15, wherein the means for processing at leastthe second set of player playing cards further includes: means fordiscarding up to a predetermined number of cards of the second set ofplayer playing cards; and means for replacing the discarded cards withnew cards.
 20. A casino video gaming device for playing an interactivecomputerized game comprising: user input means; a processor responsiveto the user input means configured to enable game play, the processorcomprising: means for providing a first set of game input having atleast one element of a predetermined type; means for playing a firstround of the game including: means for processing at least the first setof game input in accordance with a first set of game rules; and meansfor generating a set of first round output having elements of thepredetermined type; means for providing at least a portion of theelements of the predetermined type of the set of first round output as asecond set of game input to a second round of the game; means forplaying the second round including means for processing at least thesecond set of game input in accordance with a second set of game rules;means for generating a first score for the first round in accordancewith at least the set of first round output and a first set of scoringrules; and means for generating a second score for the second round inaccordance with at least results of the second round and a second set ofscoring rules; and means for awarding an award in accordance with atleast one of the first and second score.